The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1887-03-26
Which is Which? What is What :
ETC ETERA, &C.

we this week called at the office Of
Prot. b. ii. Dye, and interviewed
him relative to matters much talked
Of, and mostly. perhaps, by those
who understand least what they
are talking about. We admit that
we we're "locucd," cur ears beng
bored BY stories, some Of which
were musical, while Others sounded
more inharmOninus than a Chinese
gong medley. In self defense,
therefore, and for the qualification
of our local readers, We inflicted
our PIE ,rnce ana interview pump
upon and into Air. Dye, with tie
following result:
Z. Tell me-, now, all about
Sherman Mountain, and the new
finds recently made thercl
ID. | car tell YOU bat hide be-
yond Il statement of opinions
Verv little work has been done
and it requires work to prove the
%soundness OF opinions. What work
has been done however, seems to
add further importance 80 the WON
derful ore outcrolp!ngs there found.
Z. What about the formation I
D. Sherman Mountain is gran
lite butte, standing midway be-
tween Lone, and Jicarilla Noun
tains, an the west side Of IL fault
line extending from the Pat~s to
the Cayote Mountains; and APP
pears to have been the center of the
disturbance causing the fault. It's
eastern front is Il bold escarpment
rising precipItolsly for several
hundred feet above the plain. 1t
is in this escarpment tho mineral
veins stand out in plain view ; and
appear to have existed in the
rock before the up'itt ; certainly be-
fore it's last movement. I, ere are
several other granite buttes in the
vicinity of Sherman Mountain, but
SO far as | have observed, differ
from it,, i'll this Sherman Noun
tain stood above the Jurasssic sea
is thanked by Jurassic and Crets-
ceous rocks, but is capped only by
Cretaceous rocks, OF which but a
thin section ct the Ddcota sand
stones now remain, The other
bnttes, SO far as | have examined
them, appear to be capped by
both Jurassic and Cretaceous rocks,
whicil tact will render them dliii-
cult to prospect, since the mineral
bearing rock can be seen en'v
along the .iuc OF their e,cari-
ments, which are nov mostly
covered by detritus from above.
Prospecting, aided by a little capt
tai and guldcd by Il fair degree OF
intelligence, and u little knowl
edge vi Geology, Will soon dis
close the character Of these lesser
Duties, and ii they are found to be
mineIalzed after the manner OF
Sherman MouN'nin-and all the
analogics point that way then,
it follows that Sherman Mountain
and it's vicinity, will prove 4 Won
derfu! gold district; Sherman Moun.
tain alone, will furnish the material
for il prosperous mining camp !
Judge; and remember. please, am
Aiviugyou opinions on.N more eei-.
drIie iu.uInI ti"u NAY "ii,n ny
views or contrast tHctn, but If 4
djd not tjiuk hrthcr iutsr".a,iou
would IN thes w.4ca them, / ,bo'd
ne silent
E. Would Won advise our peo
pie to take Immediate steps !rok
ing to taking mp ana controlling
the Sherman Mountain uistrctt
d. No, 1 would not. The or
binary PR spector, without cau.ta,,
could produce only accidental r,
>ults-and if that district is per
mitted to be staked oit. and held
as mining ground, witlou' d
covery, and in violation 81 law, as
,..o. thie Dis riot . and mb;,I l,,l